Crave Entertainment to Develop Ed, Edd n Eddy Game; Game Boy Advance Game Features Cartoon Network's Popular Animated Characters.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 21, 2002 Crave Entertainment Crave Entertainment is an American video game company. It was founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters is in Newport Beach, California. It is a division of Handleman Corporation, which acquired the company in 2005. today announced that Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Consumer Products has awarded the company a license to develop a Game Boy Advance(R) title featuring the three mischievous, ever-scheming neighborhood friends seen daily on Cartoon Network's hit animated series Ed, Edd n Eddy Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by a.k.a. Cartoon for Cartoon Network. The series, which was Cartoon Network's sixth Cartoon Cartoon, was first aired in 1999. . The title is anticipated to ship in Fall 2002. "We welcome the opportunity to work with the teams at Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. and Warner Bros. Consumer Products on developing a game that captures the fun-loving spirit of Ed, Edd n Eddy," said Ron Scott, president of Crave Entertainment. "The zany adventures of these three madcap characters will be perfect material for an engaging interactive game." "We are excited to bring Ed, Edd and Eddy to the interactive world through our partnership with Crave," said Jamie Porges, vice president of Cartoon Network. "An interactive game is a natural extension of the show that should be well received by Ed, Edd n Eddy fans and the cul-de-sac set." The game will mirror Ed, Edd and Eddy's television quest to make money to buy delicious jawbreakers. The object of the game is to help these resourceful adolescents win a contest whose grand prize is, of course, a lifetime supply of jawbreakers. Throughout the game, Ed, Edd and Eddy will tap into their unique brand of resourcefulness as they earn money, solve physical puzzles, interact with their pals from the cul-de-sac and find hidden goodies. The players will control one Ed at a time, each with his own unique strength and weakness, and may dynamically cycle through the three main characters. Players will explore 12 levels, each offering a short animated cut-scene at the beginning and end. Ed, Edd n Eddy, an original, half-hour series on Cartoon Network, tells the story of three best friends who live on the same cul-de-sac in the suburbs. Though they share the same first name, the three boys' personalities are as different as they are ridiculous. Bolstered by the power of adolescent ignorance, they plunge headlong into outlandish summertime adventures that would be unbelievable if they weren't so close to the reality of every kid's life. The Eds are driven by their constant quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the money, which they plan to spend on life's finer things, like jawbreakers. Their schemes are familiar childhood ventures with an oddball twist and an optimistic profit margin, including a pet beauty salon, a neighborhood pin-up calendar and an exclusive clubhouse dubbed "Club Ed." About Crave Entertainment Based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Crave Entertainment is a privately held publisher of videogame entertainment products. The company's best-selling line-up features top brands and franchises such as Ultimate Fighting Championship This article covers the organization itself. For the inaugural event which went by the same name, see UFC 1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. and Tokyo Xtreme Racer Tokyo Xtreme Racer, known as Shutokou Battle (首都高バトル) in Japan and Tokyo Highway Challenge in Europe, is one of the first launch games released for Sega Dreamcast in 1999. . Crave produces games for the major console platforms including Game Boy(R) Advance, Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. , the PlayStation(R) game console, PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, and for the PC. For more information about Crave Entertainment, visit http://www.cravegames.com. About Cartoon Network Cartoon Network, currently seen in 80.7 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. Inc.'s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment. Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network also showcases unique original ventures such as The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog Courage the Cowardly Dog is an award-winning American animated television series, created by John R. Dilworth, who directed each episode, about a dog named Courage and his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living , Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable's highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network's Web site is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Cartoon Network). Turner Broadcasting System, an AOL Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. About Warner Bros. Consumer Products Warner Bros. Consumer Products is a division of Warner Bros., an AOL Time Warner Company, and is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world. Note to Editors: Ed, Edd n Eddy and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) Cartoon Network. |
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